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Marine biologists have known for a long time that certain species of octopus punch fish. Octopus cyanea are a species of octopus that typically live solitary lives except for when they embark on inter ...

An Octopus cyanea hunts with a blue goatfish while a blacktip grouper lies in wait. Image credits: Eduardo Sampaio and Simon Gingins Sampaio and his team captured 120 hours of video during scuba ...

When partnered with blue goatfish, the octopus foraging tactics where more focused and efficient. When partnered with blacktip groupers, they were less so. So, the nature of the hunting ...

The type of fish also varied, with the octopuses hunting with species such as blacktip groupers and goatfish. And while the animals did not necessarily lead the hunting groups, they were seen ...

it makes sense that sea robins would evolve legs that can taste,” adding that catfish and goatfish have taste receptors on whisker-like barbels that stick out of their head. “As mammals ...

There was, in fact, no true leader – they are democratic. When partnered with blue goatfish, the octopus foraging tactics where more focused and efficient. When partnered with blacktip groupers ...

For example, while a goatfish was responsible for exploring the area and choosing a direction, the octopus was responsible for the group’s timing and movement, according to the study.

For example, while a goatfish was responsible for exploring the area and choosing a direction, the octopus was responsible for the group’s timing and movement, according to the study. The fish would ...

The most helpful partners were a species called blue goatfish. Blue goatfish are team players even when there’s no octopus around, Sampaio explained. They like to work in pairs to corner their prey.

When an octopus kills, it is stealthy and calculating But when they work alongside reef fish, like goatfish and groupers, they take a different approach. "They stay in the same location ...

The fish did not dare retaliate (Picture: Sampaio et al., Ecology) They found goldfish, gold-saddle goatfish and blacktip groupers took on different roles. Goatfish decided where the group ...